Africa Cup of Nations · Monday 1 March 1976 · Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Nigeria 4–2 DR Congo (1 Mar 1976): Result & Goals
Goals
- 28'
Baba Otu MohammedNigeria - 37'Sam Ojebode penNigeria
- 44'Baba Otu MohammedNigeria
- 51'
Kabasu BaboDR Congo - 58'Mbungu EkofaDR Congo
- 90'Thompson UsiyanNigeria
Pre-match prediction
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Nigeria winDrawDR Congo win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 4 between Nigeria and DR Congo.
- Head-to-head before this game: Nigeria 1 wins, DR Congo 2, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: DR Congo 5–0 Nigeria on 14 December 1969 (International Friendly).
- Nigeria won 1 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- DR Congo won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Nigeria 1664, DR Congo 1638 — an evenly matched game.
Nigeria: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Tanzania20 Feb 1976 · International Friendly
- 3–1 vs Zambia14 Feb 1976 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Kenya8 Feb 1976 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Ivory Coast7 Sep 1975 · International Friendly
- 1–4 vs Mali5 Sep 1975 · International Friendly
DR Congo: last 5 matches
- 2–2 vs Cameroon22 Nov 1975 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Cameroon19 Nov 1975 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Uganda9 Oct 1975 · International Friendly
- 2–3 vs Egypt12 Jul 1975 · Iran International Tournament
- 2–0 vs Libya6 Sep 1974 · International Friendly